St Mellion Golf & Country Club Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus has designed many many golf courses! However St Mellion's Nicklaus Course in Cornwall was the first golf course he designed in the UK. Jack's signature is all over this incredible course - high tees with good views of the fairways, water hazards and the requirement to place the ball in the right position in order to score well. Spectator banks line many holes to ensure good viewing and each hole sets its own unique test, with character and beauty, sand and lots of water! Not one of the holes on this most challenging of golf courses is mediocre - each will test the best. The greens are magnificent and constructed to the American specification of a sand and peat mix and seeded with special grass imported from America to give a putting surface that probably defies description. At just over 7,000 yards from the tournament tees and 6,000 yards from the medal tees, the Nicklaus Course provides a truly outstanding test of golf. By building a variation of tee positions, the club golfer can enjoy the course while also giving the professional golfer a more demanding test. And, not only did Jack design eighteen great golf holes when he planned St Mellion's Nicklaus Course, he also designed our practice area and driving range situated just above the first tee.